{"product_id":"paperbacks-from-hell-the-twisted-history-of-70s-and-80s-horror-fiction-9781594749810","title":"Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires\u003c\/i\u003e comes a nostalgic and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970s and '80s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades . . . if you dare. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring well-dressed skeletons, evil dolls, and knife-wielding killer crabs! Read shocking plot summaries that invoke devil worship, satanic children, and haunted real estate! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHorror author and vintage paperback book collector Grady Hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on these trashy thrillers that tried so hard to be the next \u003ci\u003eExorcist \u003c\/i\u003eor \u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e. Complete with story summaries and artist and author profiles, this unforgettable volume dishes on familiar authors like \u003cb\u003eV. C. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eR. L. Stine\u003c\/b\u003e, plus many more who've faded into obscurity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included are recommendations for which of these forgotten treasures are well worth your reading time and which should stay buried.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrady Hendrix\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling novelist and screenwriter living in New York City. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHorrorstör\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Best Friend's Exorcism\u003c\/i\u003e (which is being adapted into a feature film by Amazon Studios), \u003ci\u003eWe Sold Our Souls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Final Girl Support Group\u003c\/i\u003e. Grady also authored the Bram Stoker Award-winning nonfiction book \u003ci\u003ePaperbacks from Hell\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThese Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Quirk Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593745568018,"sku":"9781594749810","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd301c33-6a2a-492a-96e4-a9b48ca05dc1.jpg?v=1732121298","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/paperbacks-from-hell-the-twisted-history-of-70s-and-80s-horror-fiction-9781594749810","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}